Tectonics zones of Pakistan

Tectonics zones of Pakistan

[
2005 Kashmir earthquake occurred at the northern tip of the Indian plate.]

Tectonics zones of Pakistan are the Eurasian Plate, Arabian Plate and Indian Plate which is part of Indo-Australian Plate.

External links

* [http://www.gsp.com.pk/pakistan/tectonics_zones.html Tectonics zones of Pakistan]
* [http://people.whitman.edu/~pogue/Pakistan.html Tectonics and Stratigraphy of northern Pakistan]


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